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Footage of French floods show severity of climate crisis

The Gard region has been hit hard by torrents of rain, causing damage to homes and infrastructure.

Climate

How do you plan a road trip around a heatwave and wildfires?

Extreme weather is increasingly becoming the norm in Europe. What does that mean for travel plans, and can weather forecasts help?

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A community comes together after tornado from Ida’s remnants

Residents in Mullica Hill, New Jersey come together to help after a tornado from Hurricane Ida’s remnants touched down

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Torrential rain causes devastating flooding in the Catalan town of Alcanar

The meteorological depression, known as DANA, brought lightning strikes and heavy rains to the center and northeast of Spain. The storm has affected the Ebro delta in a tremendous way

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USA

Biden blames 'climate crisis' as Ida kills at least 49 in US Northeast

President Joe Biden called for greater public resolve to confront climate change as storm Ida devastated the US Northeast, leaving at least 49 dead.

Green News

Weather disasters have killed 2 million in the last 50 years, says UN

More than 91 per cent of the 2 million deaths occurred in developing countries.

Green News

Why is this charity offering staff extra long lunch breaks?

Flexible working hours are being offered to volunteers and workers at one UK National Trust site that recorded extreme temperatures in 2019.

USA

Henri makes landfall in northeastern United States as tropical storm

Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island. Just prior, it was packing maximum sustained winds of nearly 100 kilometres per hour .

Mexico

At least 8 dead after Hurricane Grace hits Mexico's gulf coast

At least eight people, including children, died and three were missing after mudslides and flooding, said Cuitláhuac García, governor of Mexico's Veracruz state.

USA

Storm Henri to have dangerous effects as hurricane over Northeast US

Parts of the Northeastern United States could begin to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Henri as soon as late Saturday, as the system that is expected to become a hurricane by the end of the day barrels toward the region.

World News

Extreme weather in Europe: a continent battling flames and heavy rain

Euronews rounds up the latest weather dangers across the continent.

Green News

Euroviews. Sicily's heat is a warning to us all: What life is like here right now

Yesterday it hit 48.8C in Syracuse, Sicily. A journalist living on the island explains what daily life is like in these extreme conditions.

Eco-Innovation

From poo to jellyfish: 10 unconventional 'clean' energy sources

Could these alternative sources of renewable energy be powering our homes in the near future?

Green News

Baking Balkans as heatwave set to sizzle parts of southeast Europe

Temperatures are predicted to rise as high as 43 degrees celsius

United Kingdom

'Major incident' at two London hospitals due to flooding

Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals are urging people to use other emergency facilities because of operational difficulties caused by the flooding.

China

China blasts dam to divert floods that killed at least 33

The equivalent of a year's worth of rain in three days swallowing up an underground line and turning streets into rivers.

China

Flooding in central China turns streets to rivers, kills at least 25

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced from their home after Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit by 20 centimetres of rain in just an hour.

Belgium

After devastating floods sweep Europe, a continent mourns its dead

Nearly 200 people lost their lives in Germany and Belgium.

United Kingdom

UK's Met Office issues first extreme weather warning over heatwave

The UK has been under heatwave conditions in recent days but temperatures will climb further this week, possibly reaching 33°C in some western parts, the Met Office said.

Travel News

World famous rum bar destroyed in London flash floods

Heavy rain early this week saw water cause catastrophic damage to Trailer Happiness on Portobello Road.